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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceremony does Lucy not attend?

2. What is the reason Lucy sometimes likes Lewis?

3. At the park, Lucy and Peggy look for men with _______________.

4. How does Lucy feel as she sees Mariah aging?

5. Where do Mariah and the girls spend the Summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the situations with Tanner and Hugh represent in Lucy's life?

2. What are the reasons that Lucy does not like her mother?

3. Why does Mariah not like Peggy?

4. Why does Lucy and Peggy's relationship begin to wane?

5. Who is Dinah and what are Lucy's perceptions of her?

6. Describe Lucy's friendship on the island with a girl named Myrna and why Lucy ultimately grew jealous of her.

7. Why does Lucy tell her mother the tawdry details of her life, and how does her mother respond?

8. What does Mariah share with Lucy about her intimate life with Lewis?

9. Who is Peggy and why does Lucy have second thoughts about a friendship with her?

10. What is Lucy's relationship with Hugh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loss is an important theme in LUCY. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration of the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment, citing an example from the novel to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

LUCY is sometimes defined as an autobiographical piece based on Jamaica Kincaid's life. Do some research about Kincaid's life and describe how Kincaid based the novel on her own life experiences.

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